Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-13
Nearby Massachusetts Notes.

the EFFECT OF THE "No-LfCENsEn MOVE
MENT DOWN THE RIVER.
Whatever may be said for or against the
present temperance wave i'm Massachusetts.
there is no doubt that the coil of legal re-
.traint is gradually tightening around the
G,uor traffic. This is alike visible in plnces
where no license has been voted down. like
pittsheld and Holyoke, as we'll as i'm places
where it has been successful The Pitts6eld
selectmen have reduced the number of IL
censes and raised the fee to $500, with 5000
for druggists and have refused to license
those who have violated the law. Mayor
OConnor of llOlyoke has made n stand
against granting licenses To hitherto law
breakers The law is being more closely
observed and all along the line the coil is
tightening around the business of rum
selling This is due to an aroused public
sentiment, and is marked manifestation
Of the power of an active public opinion
The liquor traffic in Massachusetts will new
err again he as it has been-a free traffic
with the licensed parties to interpret the
law Us they please.
Since the no.license regime began i'm this
city. nine days ago, there has been a mark
ed decrease in the number of drunken peo-
ple seen ON the streets. Only three arrests
have been made for drunkenness in that
time. aud of these one obtained his iuuor
in Holyoke, another bought it ON the last
day of April, and the other got intoxicated
ON cider from his own cellar. The improve
ment So far rs it is seen in public, is very
noticeable and satisfactory NORTHAMPTON
gazette.
Saturday night, April &c. the last day of
license, rum held high carnival in Green
field Twenty three drunken men were
counted on Main street between Chapman
street and the post-oiiice. Between Aliens
corner and the depot II more swelled the
aggregate to 40, and no account was made
Of those on other streets, or of those that
were filling up ON liquid paralysis in the
various gin-mills about town.
D. L. MooDY's SUMNER PLANS.
Evangelist d. l.. Moody writes to his en-
rrgetic co-laborers at Mortified, from Chi
cugo, where he has been engaged in revival
and educational work for several months.
that he will be home for the summer some
time this month. Although he is so far
away he is continuously directing the man
agement of the institutions and has worked
out some of the plans for the summer cam
paign The Bible school, which was such IA
success at Mt. Hermon last summer, will be
transferred to Mortified this year, as the
arrangements are better there Tor boarding
such a large number of young men. Mr.
Moody writes that not less than 800 stu
dents from all over the country will attend
the school this year 1t is to open July
and will probably run but two weeks, in
stead Of four as last year, ON account of
the convocation meetings that are to fol
low. Prominent theologans and Bible read
ers are expected from all over the country
and abroad including Mark Guy Pierce of
London, speaker of considerable repute in
England. Both schools are in a flourishing
condition. Unusual interest will he takeu
in the commencement exercises at Mt Her
mon school, as the first class will graduate
this year. The author, George w. Gable.
has been engaged to give the commence
ment address sometime during the month
of June, The gospel singer, Ira d. San
key, is expected in town next week. The
building prospects at Mortified are good
this season, but some of the plans cannot
be matured until Mr.. Moody returns, in
Guiding decision about the church and
hotel, which it was proposed to build this
Springfield Republican Cor.
\ land slide ON the Fitchburg railroad IA
short distance east of Millers Falls, wrecked
a freight train last Friday night, throwing
the engine and 30 cars across the second
track and down an embankment. John
Hall of Zoar, brakeman, was killed.